The project assists in the creation promotion facilitation and or improvement of the publics understanding of natural cultural historic recreational and other aspects of areas such as ecological…

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $174,410.18, was issued by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The project assists in the creation, promotion, facilitation, and improvement of the public's understanding of natural, cultural, historic, recreational, and other aspects of areas such as ecological conservation areas and state/local parks.

Key activities under this award include: 1) Developing information about conservation issues within the conservation district, 2) Facilitating direct communication with landowners, schools, libraries, communities, villages, tribal governments, and cooperators to promote the conservation of soil, water, environment, agriculture, and other natural resources, and 3) Engaging recipients, partners, and communities in shared environmental stewardship and historic preservation programs and activities. The project also includes a youth and community engagement element involving student interns and local/tribal community members. The performance period for this award is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029.

The project assists in the creation promotion facilitation and or improvement of the publics understanding of natural cultural historic recreational and other aspects of areas such as ecological conservation areas and state and local parks. The project serves a public purpose in benefitting and assisting in the mission of the conservation district SPECIFICALLY1 developing information about conservation issues within the district 2 facilitating direct communication with landowners schools libraries communities villages tribal governments and cooperators to promote the conservation of soil water environment agriculture and other natural resources. A youth and community element of the projects inclusion of student interns local and tribal community members at various phases will promote and stimulate public purposes that include as education job training development of responsible citizenship productive community involvement and furthering the understanding and appreciation of natural and cultural resources through the involvement of youth and young adults in the appreciation and stewardship of public resources. The public would likewise benefit from the conservation districts participation in the management of fish and fish habitat on public lands which promotes stewardship of natural resources. Completion of this work would promote recovery and enhancement of impacted fish habitat. The project will engage recipients partners and communities in shared environmental stewardship participation in historic preservation programs and activities.